During the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that it will release Nintendo Switch Online for iOS and Android. It’s an app to necessitate online play on the Nintendo Switch and will be available on July 21, the same day as Splatoon 2. The Nintendo Switch Online app will let players voice chat, invite friends to online matches, and create teams. It will only work with Splatoon 2 at launch, allowing access to SplatNet 2 as well. SplatNet 2 lets Splatoon 2 users check out their online play stats and info on upcoming game features. With the advent of Nintendo Switch Online, there’s a good…
Author: Loknath Das
Popular hero shooter Overwatch has been heavily discounted. The Overwatch Origins Edition – which consists of the base game and select cosmetic items is now Rs. 1,999 on PC versus the Rs. 3,299 price it normally has. Furthermore, the PS4 and Xbox One versions are now Rs. 2499 compared to its usual Rs. 3,999 price tag. These Overwatch Origins Edition price cuts aren’t permanent though, these will be for a limited period of time from July 3 to July 16. Where to buy Overwatch Origins Edition in India at discount Amazon India Croma Flipkart Paytm Games The Shop At the time of posting…
US antitrust regulators have shown little sympathy thus far for the plight of brick-and-mortar retailers attempting to merge as a way to survive, as Amazonand e-commerce roils the world of shopping. The Federal Trade Commission last year blocked Staples’ attempt to buy rival Office Depot, rejecting the stationary chains’ arguments that they were fighting for survival against a growing set of competitors, including Amazon. The FTC also balked at Walgreens Boots Alliance’ attempted $17.2 billion acquisition of rival Rite Aid, even after revisions. In the end, the companies on Thursday spiked the merger in favor of a pared-down transaction. But regulators have shown…
A US judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of tracking users’ Internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. In a decision late on Friday, US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said the plaintiffs failed to show they had a reasonable expectation of privacy, or that they suffered any “realistic” economic harm or loss. The plaintiffs claimed that Facebook violated federal and California privacy and wiretapping laws by storing cookies on their browsers that tracked when they visited outside websites containing Facebook “like” buttons. But the judge said the plaintiffs could have taken steps to…
Amazon had announced that the third annual Prime Day will be on July 11. This year the sale will expand into several new territories. Prime Day is a day of deals exclusively for members of Amazon’s Prime program, which will feature hundreds of thousands of deals. While this is certainly a good thing for consumers, it is also a good thing for Amazon. The first Prime Day led to a substantial increase in Prime membership. During the third quarter of 2015, Amazon saw a 7 percent increase in Prime subscribers and a quarter of those said they enrolled to take advantage of…
The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise is more than just your run-of-the-mill game, and the loyal players know it. Now a group has uncovered a long standing mystery in the GTA Online world as they have found a secret alien mission after weeks of hard work. Is this the end of the mystery, or is this just the beginning? Secret Alien Mission The Gunrunning update weeks ago gave players of GTA Online new weapons, vehicles, and even bunkers to explore and utilize. However, it also seemed to be harbouring secret codes and files that implied a UFO crash just outside the Zancudo military base. Naturally, GTA Online players were excited…
Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook has reached two billion active monthly users, making it the world’s largest social network, though it’s not as if the title could even be contested. The social media site has already listed down the things it would do to show gratitude to its users. Rolling out “Find Wi-Fi,” one of the application’s more recent but limited feature, globally could well be the cherry on top. How To Enable The Feature The “Find Wi-Fi” feature is a new addition so users should not expect for a button to just show up on their Facebook applications. Just…
Delhi University’s first cut-off list for admissions in undergraduate courses ended on June 29 with nearly 30 percent of the total seats taken. It is expected that there is a decrease of up to 3 per cent in the second cut-off list scheduled to be released on July 1. According to the admissions cell of the university, about 15,000 students were admitted in the first cut-off in various DU colleges till 7 pm yesterday. According to the sources, 395 students have been admitted as against the total of 955 seats in the Rajdhani college. It is expected that in the…
Google has launched a new Triangle app that’s aimed at save that precious mobile data from being wasted unnecessarily. The app is currently being tested only in the Philippines, and most of the features work only for Globe and Smart prepaid users only. This app is designed mainly for those regions where data caps are a big deal still – and optimum utilisation of data is essential. The Triangle app sees your current data usage, looks at your data cap, checks data balance, and uses a feature called Data Saver to block unwanted data usage. In addition to individually blocking…
Last year Facebook started testing a new function in its mobile apps that shows you where to find free, public Wi-Fi networks nearby. Today this has been deemed mature enough to roll out to all Facebook users on its Android and iOS apps. Once you get the new functionality baked into your app, you can go to the More tab and then select Find Wi-Fi. After this point you may need to turn it on (only the first time you use it). Once you’ve done that, you’ll see a list or map view of the closest public Wi-Fi hotspots to…